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Mechanism to transfer rail vehicles from one track to another
A railroad switch (AE), turnout, or (set of) points (CE) is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another,
Railroad_switch
Location in Tennessee, US
Grinders Switch is a location just outside Centerville, Tennessee, which consists of little more than the railroad switch for which it is named. Grinders
Grinder's_Switch,_Tennessee
Type of freight railroad company
A switching and terminal railroad is a freight railroad company whose primary purpose is to perform local switching services or to own and operate a terminal
Switching and terminal railroad
Switching_and_terminal_railroad
Type of railroad
be "by state". List of U.S. railroads List of Canadian railroads List of Mexican railroads Switching and terminal railroad Bayside Canadian Railway - a
Shortline_railroad
2005 train crash in South Carolina, United States
chlorine exposure. The crash was determined to be caused by a misaligned railroad switch. On January 5, 2005, NS local train P22 (led by GP59 #4622) began its
Graniteville_train_crash
Topics referred to by the same term
fire SWITCH Information Technology Services, the Swiss education and research network Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system Railroad switch
Switch_(disambiguation)
Arrangement of railway signal apparatus
and the term "interlocking" is sometimes used to refer to a set of railroad switches that allows trains to move from either of two tracks to the other
Interlocking
Topics referred to by the same term
SCADA system Points, a contact breaker in an ignition system Points, a railroad switch (British English) A penal point assessed for a driving offense An archaeological
Point
1998 high-speed train crash near Eschede, Germany
caused a part of the wheel to become caught in a railroad switch (points), changing the direction of the switch as the train passed over it. This led to the
Eschede_train_disaster
Disputes between railroad companies
tracks to join or cross and is usually part of a level junction or railroad switch. A frog war usually begins with legal actions, such as filing lawsuits
Frog_war
Metal part used to join two rails together
moving blades of a railroad switch can be connected to the closure rails by looser-than-normal fishplates. This is called a heeled switch. Alternatively,
Fishplate
Triangular arrangement joining three rail lines
triangle) is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to the incoming lines. A
Wye_(rail)
Topics referred to by the same term
Texas Inman, Kansas, once known as Aiken Delta, Utah, originally a railroad switch known as Aiken Aiken (surname) Aiken code, a complementary BCD code
Aiken
Former railroad in San Francisco, US
offices in the Ferry Building. Its function was to switch railroad cars from four major railroads to points along its system and vice versa. At the southern
San_Francisco_Belt_Railroad
German transport technology manufacturer
2002: Skamo (Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland); railroad switch manufacturer. 2003: MIN Skretnice (Serbia); railroad switch manufacturer. 2004: The diesel locomotive
Vossloh
Former logging railway, Maine, U.S. (1927–33)
located in Penobscot County and Piscataquis County. The site of the railroad switch and the two locomotives are popularly known as the 'ghost trains';
Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
Eagle_Lake_and_West_Branch_Railroad
blades, the operator must raise them when the flanger car approaches a railroad switch or grade crossing. In regions where flangers are often used, signs
Flanger_(railroad)
Type of railroad switch stand
A harp switch stand is a type of railroad switch stand that was most common during the 19th century in the United States. The name derives from the characteristic
Harp_switch_stand
Device that intentionally derails trains due to safety reasons
North American railroads. The second type of derail is the "split rail" type. These are basically a complete or partial railroad switch which directs the
Derail
Locomotive used in yards for assembling trains
locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive used for maneuvering railway vehicles over short distances. Switchers do not usually move trains
Switcher_locomotive
Topics referred to by the same term
network. a railroad switching station. a telephone switching station. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Switching station
Switching_station
Type of puzzle
Train shunting puzzles, also often called railway shunting puzzles or railroad switching puzzles, are a type of puzzle. Shunting puzzles usually consist of
Train_shunting_puzzle
Switching and terminal railroad
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (reporting mark TRRA) is a Class III switching and terminal railroad that handles traffic in the St. Louis
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Terminal_Railroad_Association_of_St._Louis
Historic church in Tennessee, United States
on October 18, 1871, when the buggy she was riding in was hit by a railroad switch engine. The church building features stained glass windows, wooden
St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Tennessee)
St._Luke's_Episcopal_Church_(Cleveland,_Tennessee)
Device that reacts to the loss of the operator
A dead man's switch is a switch that is designed to be activated or deactivated if the human operator becomes incapacitated, such as through abandonment
Dead_man's_switch
US classification system for railroads
year. Local railroads: smaller than a regional railroad, but engage in line-haul service. Switching and terminal railroads: mainly switch cars between
Railroad_classes
British lawyer (1859 – 1935)
Long Way to Tipperary". Workers had to walk a "long way" to install a railroad switch there. Batesville, Missouri, constructed on Horace Bates' farm. Spread
William_N._Barron
Heritage railroad in Pennsylvania
gasoline-powered, Plymouth switcher locomotive — the only locomotive that was ever built specifically for the Strasburg Rail Road. By 1958, the railroad fell on hard
Strasburg_Rail_Road
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Gravel Switch is an unincorporated community within Marion County, Kentucky, United States. It is located along Kentucky Route 243, just south of its intersection
Gravel_Switch,_Kentucky
Railroad shipping practice
railroad operations, reciprocal switching occurs when a customer served exclusively by one railroad company arranges for a different, nearby railroad
Reciprocal_switching
junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to each incoming line. [citation
Glossary of rail transport terms
Glossary_of_rail_transport_terms
German football club
Eisenbahner Turn- und Sportverein). Weiche is the German term for railroad switch but also the name of the Flensburg suburb the club hails from. The
SC_Weiche_Flensburg_08
Type of train guidance mechanism
A swingnose crossing or moveable point frog is a device used at a railroad switch to eliminate the gap at the common crossing (a.k.a. frog) which can
Swingnose_crossing
Town in Texas, US
"Switch" being a switch on the Missouri Pacific Railroad and was originally settled in the late 1800s. Odintz, Mark (June 12, 2010). "Frame Switch, TX"
Frame_Switch,_Texas
Class I freight railroad in the United States
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles
Union_Pacific_Railroad
Train track interchange
crossing Double junction Interlocking Junction (traffic) Level junction Railroad switch In this latter case, the three points of the triangle may be given
Junction_(rail)
United States historic place
and a gable roof obscured by a stepped parapet. Named for a nearby railroad switch, it is the oldest surviving commercial building in the small community's
Johnson_Switch_Building
of Law Enforcement. The C&WI was one of the first railroads in the late 1940s to completely switch over to diesel locomotives. From 80th Street to Dolton
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago_and_Western_Indiana_Railroad
Model railroad train shunting puzzle
Timesaver is a well-known model railroad switching puzzle (U.K. English: shunting puzzle) created by John Allen. It consists of a specific track layout
Timesaver
Steep-grade railway with a toothed rack rail
automatic hydraulic turnouts were built to replace the hand-operated ones. Railroad switch on a rack railway. The turnout uses Lamella rack rails, but Strub pioneered
Rack_railway
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
State Highway 19 and Farm to Market Road 1893. Barnes Switch was formed around a railroad switch on the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity, and Sabine Railway and
Barnes_Switch,_Texas
2004 film by Brad Silberling
divert an oncoming train by building a device to remotely activate the railroad switch, after which Mr. Poe sees the children alone in the car and removes
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony_Snicket's_A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events
Heavy duty interurban electric railroad in Illinois, US
Ironhorse formed a subsidiary for its St. Louis operation known as the Railroad Switching Service of Missouri (RSM). RSM existed to provide freight service
Illinois_Terminal_Railroad
American manufacturer of railroad locomotives from 1825 to 1956
of individual railroads. This resulted in a large number of diesel models, most of which had a small number of units (aside from switcher locomotives,
Baldwin_Locomotive_Works
Railway line in the United States
$310 per hazardous material car. The railroad operates two shifts, between 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. The railroad switches about 3,250 cars per year. The RPRC was
Richmond_Pacific_Railroad
Bridge in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
The Flats Industrial Railroad (reporting mark FIR) is a Class III railroad that provides short-line commercial/industrial switching service in Cleveland
Flats_Industrial_Railroad
Ghost town in Florida, U.S.
iron railroad bridge, family cemeteries and pits from phosphate mining. The area once included a turpentine still, sawmill, sugar mill, railroad switch out
Croom,_Florida
Trackless dark ride
alongside the train and exchange greetings. Mickey parks next to a railroad switch lever/drives and asks Goofy to take care of the guests. Goofy proudly
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
Mickey_&_Minnie's_Runaway_Railway
Railroad communications system
signals are used where there are no ground frame, flat junctions, railroad switch facing and trailing, manually controlled level crossing, neutral sections
Automatic_block_signaling
1914–1918 global conflict
purchases in the US, Britain cashed in its extensive investments in American railroads and then began borrowing heavily from Wall Street. President Wilson was
World_War_I
Japanese film director (born 1985)
the foster care system and child abuse in Japan through his work. "Railroad Switch," a short film he produced and directed in 2018, depicts the story
Raito_Nishizaka
American comedian and country singer (1912–1996)
called Grinders Switch. Grinders Switch was a community just outside Centerville that consisted of little more than a railroad switch. Those who knew
Minnie_Pearl
Railroad in Connecticut, United States
The Branford Steam Railroad (reporting mark BSRR) is a 7.2-mile (11.6 km) standard-gauge industrial railroad that serves the Tilcon Connecticut stone
Branford_Steam_Railroad
2018 railroad accident in South Carolina, US
Siddiqui, Faiz (February 4, 2018). "Federal officials focus on why railroad switch was set in the wrong position in S.C. Amtrak crash that killed 2".
Cayce, South Carolina, train collision
Cayce,_South_Carolina,_train_collision
Process of sorting rolling stock into complete trains
couplers for moving small numbers of railroad cars around in a rail siding or small yard. The terms "shunter" and "switcher" are not only applied to locomotives
Shunting_(rail)
Type of railroad locomotive
A road switcher locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive designed to both haul railcars in mainline service and shunt them in railroad yards. Both type
Road_switcher_locomotive
In 1922, in the Second Polish Republic, he founded the Zwrotnica ('Railroad switch') monthly, devoted mostly to avant-garde movements in contemporary
Tadeusz_Peiper
Railroad museum in Norwalk, Connecticut
constructed in 1896 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (The New Haven) to control switches at the junction between the New Haven Line and the Danbury
SoNo_Switch_Tower
Topics referred to by the same term
mountain in Alabama, US Frog, the point where two rails cross in a railroad switch Rerail frog, a ramp device; see Glossary of rail terminology Frog,
Frog_(disambiguation)
Alabama Railroad Museum (Mercury and Chase Railroad) Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum (Calera and Shelby Railroad) Rapid Switching Services (switching at Kerr-McGee
List_of_Alabama_railroads
Section of railway without signals
Washington Post. 2015-10-29. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. "Railroad Switch Safety Demonstration Begins Testing". FRA. November 14, 2005. Archived
Dark_territory
Shortline railroad in Florida
PMR has nine railroad crossings, nineteen railroad switches, and a capacity for three hundred freight cars. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and Seaboard
Port_Manatee_Railroad
1963 assassination in Dallas, Texas
picket fence at the time of the shooting. Lee Bowers was in a two-story railroad switch tower 120 yards (110 m) behind the grassy knoll's picket fence; he
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
with $24 (equivalent to $860 in 2025) to their name. David worked as a railroad mechanic and then at a creamery. By 1898, the parents made a decent living
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
American railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad (reporting mark IC), sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the Central United States that operated
Illinois_Central_Railroad
2001 runaway train event in Ohio, US
phenol, a substance used in dyes and glues. It was finally halted by a railroad crew in a catch locomotive, who caught up with the runaway train and coupled
CSX_8888_incident
The Union Railroad (reporting mark URR) is a Class III switching railroad located in Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania. The company is owned by
Union_Railroad_(Pittsburgh)
used to rapidly switch a particle beam between two paths. Conceptually similar to a railroad switch in function, a kicker magnet must switch on very rapidly
Kicker_magnet
American railroad maintenance company
About 1986, Loram introduced the SX-16, which could grind railroad switches (including switch points, frogs, and wing rails) as well as track. By 1992
Loram_Maintenance_of_Way
Class III railroad in the Midwest
Switch tenders are located at North Harvey and Columbia Avenue. IHB also took over State Line tower from the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad. Railways
Indiana_Harbor_Belt_Railroad
American Class I freight railroad
BNSF) is the largest of the many freight railroads in the United States. One of six North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 36,000 employees, 33,400 miles
BNSF_Railway
Type of rolling stock
In railroading, a slug is a version of a diesel–electric locomotive which lacks a prime mover and often a cab. It derives the electrical power needed
Slug_(railroad)
Defunct American railway company
Railroad Association of St. Louis and the Alton and Southern Railroad in East St. Louis, Illinois. The MRS accessed the Alton and Southern Railroad using
Manufacturers Railway (St. Louis)
Manufacturers_Railway_(St._Louis)
a railroad station house. At its peak in the early 20th century, the community had fifty-seven residents. Now mostly deserted except for a railroad switch
Arispe,_Texas
Class of American electric locomotives
prevented it from negotiating sharp curves and some railroad switches. On November 10, 1934, the railroad ordered 57 locomotives: 14 assembled by General
Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1
Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_GG1
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
service in the Confederate States Army. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad put a railroad switch on his property, and named the property in his honor, but misspelled
Lovelace,_Texas
Rapid combustion of fine particles suspended in the air
destroyed a grain elevator and mill complex. The engineer of a passing railroad switch engine was blown from the cab and died. Windows of a passing Nickel
Dust_explosion
Railway line in the United States of America
and Delaware. Except for two industrial park switching operations, all are former Pennsylvania Railroad or Reading Company lines, abandoned or sold by
East_Penn_Railroad
Bridge
adjacent to the South Norwalk Switch Tower Museum, which showcases the railroad switch tower where tracks were physically switched at the intersection of the
South_Norwalk_Railroad_Bridge
American railroad company
encompass an array of services, including: railroad construction, short line railroad operations, industrial switching services, emergency response, track material
R.J._Corman_Railroad_Group
Freight railroad in Pennsylvania
Coaldale, Pennsylvania. Switch-Back Gravity Railroad: Proprietary photos touring the LC&N built Summit Hill & Mauch Chunk Railroad, the 2nd railway in North
Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway
Mauch_Chunk_Switchback_Railway
current shortline railroads (FRA Class III) in the United States. The reporting mark assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is listed for
List of shortline railroads in the United States by state
List_of_shortline_railroads_in_the_United_States_by_state
Country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
ISSN 0263-4937. S2CID 145155985. "Kazakhstan to Qazaqstan: Why would a country switch its alphabet?". BBC News. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on
Kazakhstan
Railroad in New Jersey, United States
of the HBS ran along the Hoboken waterfront, serving as a switching and terminal railroad for all connecting carriers between the Erie yard in Weehawken
Hoboken_Shore_Railroad
1999 film by John Lasseter
became the initial core of the Toy Story 2 production team. Before the switch from direct-to-video to feature film, the Toy Story 2 crew had been on its
Toy_Story_2
Railway in Illinois
mark ALS) is a switching railroad in the Greater St. Louis area in Illinois. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad. The Alton and
Alton_and_Southern_Railway
American inventor and linguist
from the wires of an old hoop skirt; a corn sheller; and an automatic railroad switch. For a time, he was a schoolteacher and was one of the founders of
Tobias_Witmer
Country in West Africa
2023. Retrieved June 9, 2014. Teh, Joe (July 30, 2013). "Behind The Power Switch in Nimba, An optimism for Vibrant Economy". The News Pinnacle.{{cite news}}:
Liberia
American company (1881–2009)
Union Switch & Signal Inc. (US&S) was an American company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which focused on railway signaling equipment, systems and
Union_Switch_&_Signal
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Memphis & Ohio (M&O) Railroad was built through the area. The site of Fruitvale started to be known as "The Switch" because a railroad switch and siding had
Fruitvale,_Tennessee
Class III line up the western Sacramento Valley
customer needs switching out. The crew base is located in Tracy, CA where CFNR interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific Railroad: Davis, California
California_Northern_Railroad
Village in Rhode Island, United States
Wood River Junction station, originally known as Richmond Switch. The Wood River Branch Railroad was chartered in 1872 and completed in 1874. The name was
Wood River Junction, Rhode Island
Wood_River_Junction,_Rhode_Island
Heritage railroad operating in Iowa, US
The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (reporting mark BSVY) is a shortline and heritage railroad that operates both freight and passenger excursions in
Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
Boone_and_Scenic_Valley_Railroad
Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917
freedom of religion clause outraged the Church because it allowed people to switch to evangelical Protestantism, which they denounced as heresy. For the next
Nicholas_II
Railroad on a slope
"switchback gravity railroad" is sometimes applied to gravity railroads that used special self-acting (momentum-driven) Y-shaped switches known as switchbacks
Gravity_railroad
Rail line in Ryazan Oblast, Russia
transport track ballast Open wagon for peat Track new Open wagon for peat Railroad switch new Peat briquette factory Narrow-gauge railways in Russia Mesherskoye
Solotchinskoye_peat_railway
First U.S. railroad connecting the Pacific coast and Eastern states
transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a 1,911-mile (3,075 km) continuous railroad line built
First transcontinental railroad
First_transcontinental_railroad
City in Oklahoma, United States
stores. The town was named for railroad dispatcher Henry "Big Foot" Wagoner, who had reported the need for a railroad switch nearby to accommodate the shipment
Wagoner,_Oklahoma
Large cap index within the NASDAQ exchange
Long-Term Investors, a QQQ-to-QQQM Switch May Make Sense". Nasdaq.com: For Long-Term Investors, a QQQ-to-QQQM Switch May Make Sense. August 19, 2021. Retrieved
Nasdaq-100
American engineer, inventor, and businessman (1846–1914)
the railroad industry around the world. He founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in 1869. He and his engineers also developed track-switching and
George_Westinghouse
RAILROAD SWITCH
RAILROAD SWITCH
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Stanford, for example in Bedfordshire, Kent, and Norfolk, or Stanford Dingley in Berkshire, Stanford in the Vale in Oxfordshire, or Stanford le Hope in Essex, etc., all named from Old English stÄn ‘stone’ + ford ‘ford’.An early bearer, Thomas Stanford of England, settled in Charlestown, MA, in the mid 17th century and started a family line that includes Leland Stanford (1824–93), the railroad developer who was governor of CA, a U.S. senator, and the founding benefactor of Stanford University.
RAILROAD SWITCH
RAILROAD SWITCH
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Masterful Teacher
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Llighting to the World
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector of Guru
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Flower
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beautiful, Tasty
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sanskrit, Tamil
Moon; Shining Moon
Boy/Male
Indian
Prophet Muhammad, Chosen, Elected
Biblical
requiring; lent; pit
Boy/Male
Latin
God of fire.
Boy/Male
Norse
Horn sounded for Ragnorok.
RAILROAD SWITCH
RAILROAD SWITCH
RAILROAD SWITCH
RAILROAD SWITCH
RAILROAD SWITCH
a.
Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental railroad or journey.
n.
The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.
n.
The rails of a railroad.
n.
A man who has charge of railroad points or switches.
n.
A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad.
n.
A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets.
n.
Alt. of Railway
n.
A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.
n.
An open box car used on railroads. Compare Lorry.
v.
A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad.
n.
The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads.
n.
A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also drawlink, draglink, etc.
n.
A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc.
n.
A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.
n.
A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a railroad.
n.
The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
n.
The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in railroad carriages.
v. t.
To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars.
n.
The construction of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad.
n.
A car on a horse railroad.